About The Word Tenuity
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Tenuity
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What's The Definition Of Tenuity?
[n] a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
[n] the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [n] relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tenuity: feebleness | low density | rarity | slenderness | thinness Related Terms | Find terms related to Tenuity: See Also | denseness | density | dimension | weakness Tenuity In Webster's Dictionary \Te*nu"i*ty\, n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F.
t['e]nuit['e]. See {Tenuous}.]
1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied
to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything
that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a
hair.
2. Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity
of the air; the tenuity of the blood. --Bacon.
3. Poverty; indigence. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.
4. Refinement; delicacy.
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